with primary races under way in seven states. california, iowa, mississippi, montana, new jersey, new mexico and south dakota. polls are just opening now in california. one of the races closely watched is the los angeles mayoral race in which democratic congresswoman karen bass is facing off developer rick caruso. in montana, ryan zing ki who left congress to become the terror secretary is trying to return to the house representing the state s congressional district there. a top gop target this fall, iowa s third congressional district, the three candidates facing off in the republican primary hoping to flip that house seat this fall. joining us are national political correspondent steve kornacki at the big board and steve patterson in los angeles. let s start with steve kornacki, good morning. what are you keeping an eye on this morning? a lot to watch today, jose. there are seven states holding primaries. you can see this is actually kind of a super tuesday. this is the b
with primary races under way in seven states. california, iowa, mississippi, montana, new jersey, new mexico and south dakota. polls are just opening now in california. one of the races closely watched is the los angeles mayoral race in which democratic congresswoman karen bass is facing off developer rick caruso. in montana, ryan zing ki who left congress to become the terror secretary is trying to return to the house representing the state s congressional district there. a top gop target this fall, iowa s third congressional district, the three candidates facing off in the republican primary hoping to flip that house seat this fall. joining us are national political correspondent steve kornacki at the big board and steve patterson in los angeles. let s start with steve kornacki, good morning. what are you keeping an eye on this morning? a lot to watch today, jose. there are seven states holding
back now live with a look at this morning s top headlines. former president george h.w. bush remains in the hospital after being admitted last week recovering from pneumonia. he s under observation for chronic bronchitis. last week he got a moral boost from a visit from his son. bush sr. is expected to be discharged by the end of the week. we wish he and his family well. president trump is expected to sign an executive order today to shape the future of national monuments. trump wanted review of national monuments designated by the last three presidents, often used to protect federal lands. ryan zing ki said that the order does not loosen environmental regulations. here s a live look in new york. attorneys announcing a race discrimination lawsuit against fox news. 11 current and former employees of fox news now suing the company. one of those is anchor kelly